step

step: step ► NOUN 1) an act of lifting and setting down the foot or alternate feet, as in walking. 2) the distance covered by a step. 3) informal a short and easily walked distance. 4) a flat surface on which to place one's foot when moving from one level to another. 5) a position or grade in a scale or hierarchy. 6) a measure or action taken to deal with or achieve something. 7) (steps or a pair of steps) Brit. a stepladder. 8) a block fixed to a boat's keel to take the base of a mast or other fitting. 9) Music, chiefly US an interval in a scale; a tone (whole step) or semitone (half step).

► VERB (stepped, stepping) 1) lift and set down one's foot or alternate feet. 2) set up (a mast) in its step.

● in (or out of) step — Cf. ↑out of step

● follow in someone's steps — Cf. ↑follow in someone's steps

● mind (or watch) one's step — Cf. ↑watch one's step

● step down (or aside) — Cf. ↑step down

● step forward — Cf. ↑step forward

● step in — Cf. ↑step in

● step on it — Cf. ↑step on it

● step out — Cf. ↑step out

● step out of line — Cf. ↑step out of line

● step up — Cf. ↑step up

DERIVATIVES stepped adjective stepper noun stepwise adjective.

ORIGIN Old English.

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Synonyms:

Pace / Short distance, stone's throw, small space, few steps / Remove, Walk / Stair / Degree, grade, gradation / Advancement, progression, advance / Action, act, deed, proceeding, measure, procedure / Footstep, footprint, track, trace, vestige / Gait, walk / Measure, means, method, expedient / Round (of a ladder), rundle

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step — [step] n. [ME steppe < OE stepe, akin to Ger stapf < IE base * steb(h) , post (> STAMP): basic sense “to stamp feet”] 1. the act of moving and placing the foot forward, backward, sideways, up, or down, as in walking, dancing, or climbing … English World dictionary
Step 7 — ist die aktuelle Programmiersoftware der Simatic S7 SPS Familie der Firma Siemens AG und ist der Nachfolger von Step 5. Step 7 beherrscht in der Basisversion folgende nach der DIN EN 61131 3 genormten Programmiersprachen: FBS… … Deutsch Wikipedia
step*/*/*/ — [step] noun [C] I 1) a movement made by putting one foot in front of the other, or the sound that your feet make while you are walking I could hear the steps coming closer.[/ex] The postbox is just a few steps from my front door.[/ex] Tom took a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Step — Step, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stepped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stepping}.] [AS. st[ae]ppan; akin to OFries. steppa, D. stappen to step, stap a step, OHG. stepfen to step, G. stapfe a footstep, OHG. stapfo, G. stufe a step to step on; cf. Gr. ? to shake… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Step — simulando un sistema a base de gasolina. Desarrollador … Wikipedia Español
Step — Step, n. [AS. st[ae]pe. See {Step}, v. i.] 1. An advance or movement made by one removal of the foot; a pace. [1913 Webster] 2. A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
StEP — steht für: Satellite Test of the Equivalence Principle Sixth Term Examination Paper Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, ein Berufsverband Stadtentsorgung Potsdam Standard for the exchange of product model data, ein CAD Datenformat nach ISO … Deutsch Wikipedia
Step NC — La chaine numérique actuelle simplifiée Le STEP NC (STEP compliant Numerical Command) est un standard d’échange de données pour la programmation de commande numérique. Il est basé sur le standard STEP (STandard for the Exchange of Product model… … Wikipédia en Français
Step 5 — ist eine Programmiersoftware für die speicherprogrammierbaren Steuerungen Simatic S5 von Siemens. Siemens hat diese Software am 1. Oktober 2005 abgekündigt, da die Simatic S5 nicht mehr weiterentwickelt wird. Nachfolgesteuerung ist die Simatic S7 … Deutsch Wikipedia
step on it — or[step on the gas] {v. phr.} 1. To push down on the gas pedal to make a car go faster. * /Be very careful when you step on the gas. Don t go too fast./ Compare: GIVE IT THE GUN. 2. {informal} To go faster; hurry. * /Step on it, or we ll be late… … Dictionary of American idioms

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